Thursday, October 16, 2003
The question: does baseball get any better than this? The Rocket vs. Pedro? Who woulda thunk it?
The answer to the question will be answered beginning at 8 pm EDT tonight as the Red Sox made it, not so miraculously, into the American League Championship Series, the ALCS as it is referred to. Last night's game was one for the fan record books, as after the sixth inning, Yankee Stadium went very quiet, while siesmometers registered thousands of small earthquakes as the Boston fans revved up, step by step, in the bars, homes, workplaces and even automobiles on 128.
It is widely thought that this will be Roger Clemens' swan song if he loses, while Pedro will just be known as the losing pitcher. Roger, after all, was the presumed savior of the Red Sox, but never brought the crown home, and now is working for the "competition." It is safe to say that both teams have something to prove tonight. And what of the fans reaction to all of this? Well, MSNBC in a live poll tonight, thought that 76 percent of the internet readers who were taking this poll thought the Red Sox will win. And then, the Fox Network last night took several sidebar shots of the statue of the Bambino, the most famous Red Sox to Yankees trade Herman 'Babe' Ruth, as if to remind the Boston crowd (not apparent in Yankee Stadium, that's for sure) about the 'curse of the Bambino.' I think its about time the curse be revealed as a hoax that will be unmasked tonight.
A final word:
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The answer to the question will be answered beginning at 8 pm EDT tonight as the Red Sox made it, not so miraculously, into the American League Championship Series, the ALCS as it is referred to. Last night's game was one for the fan record books, as after the sixth inning, Yankee Stadium went very quiet, while siesmometers registered thousands of small earthquakes as the Boston fans revved up, step by step, in the bars, homes, workplaces and even automobiles on 128.
It is widely thought that this will be Roger Clemens' swan song if he loses, while Pedro will just be known as the losing pitcher. Roger, after all, was the presumed savior of the Red Sox, but never brought the crown home, and now is working for the "competition." It is safe to say that both teams have something to prove tonight. And what of the fans reaction to all of this? Well, MSNBC in a live poll tonight, thought that 76 percent of the internet readers who were taking this poll thought the Red Sox will win. And then, the Fox Network last night took several sidebar shots of the statue of the Bambino, the most famous Red Sox to Yankees trade Herman 'Babe' Ruth, as if to remind the Boston crowd (not apparent in Yankee Stadium, that's for sure) about the 'curse of the Bambino.' I think its about time the curse be revealed as a hoax that will be unmasked tonight.
A final word:
GO RED SOX!
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